MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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